Cat Cafe Mocha Tachikawa

Kunitachi, Tokyo · 2.2 mi / 3.5 km

Yahoneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe, which calls itself a rest room with cats, is on the second floor of a building in Fujimidai, Kunitachi, a quiet residential area near Yaho Station on the JR Nambu Line. About 30 cats live there, all of them rescued, from seniors born in 2009 and 2010 to young cats born in 2024, and each one is introduced on the cafe's website. Visits are charged by time: a short rest costs about ¥400 to ¥600 and a longer stay around ¥1,500, and there is also an unlimited-time plan, an optional drink bar and cat treats for sale. The bright room has large windows, about 2,500 manga, free Wi-Fi and chargers, and laptop work is welcome. Cats may be held and photographed, and children aged five and older may visit when accompanied by someone sixteen or older. Private hire for small groups is available on weekday mornings. It is open from noon to 8 PM on weekdays and from 10 AM at weekends.

• Booking recommended

Kokubunji, Tokyo · 2.8 mi / 4.6 km

KotaKuna ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌⁠cats is a small, non-profit rescue cat cafe in Nishi-Koigakubo, Kokubunji, run by the KotaKuna dog and cat grooming salon at its foster base, where rescued dogs and cats live while they wait for new families. Visitors share a room with the rescue cats, which are rehomed through the salon's own adoption process, and completed adoptions are announced regularly on its rescue Instagram account. There is no fixed admission fee; visitors are asked for a donation instead. Up to four people can visit at a time and reservations take priority, so booking ahead by phone or LINE is advisable. Slippers are provided and socks are required, and outside food, drinks and cat treats are not allowed. The cafe opens from late morning to mid-afternoon, with last entry an hour before closing, and is closed on Thursdays and over the New Year holidays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Hino, Tokyo · 3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Hogoneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Hiroba LoveHappy is an NPO-run rescue cat shelter in Hodokubo, Hino, about four minutes on foot from Tama-Dobutsukoen Station on the Keio line. It moved here from Minamidaira, where it previously ran a cafe-style adoption space, and now opens the shelter to the public every Sunday afternoon. No reservation is needed; visitors are asked for a donation on entry and must wear socks, and numbers may be limited when it is busy. The shelter houses many kittens and adult cats rescued in and around Hino, all looking for adoptive homes. The Sunday session is cancelled when the group takes part in outside adoption events, which it also holds regularly at venues in Fuchu, Hino and Takahatafudo.

• Adoptable cats

Tama, Tokyo · 5.3 mi / 8.5 km

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌⁠Cafe Tamaneko is a cat cafe on the second floor of Park Tama in Ochiai, Tama, about 10 minutes on foot from Tama Center Station on the Odakyu and Keio lines. Opened in 2008, it combines resident Ragdolls with rescued cats; the owner set up an NPO in 2017 and added a shelter in 2022 so that rescued cats can be rehomed. Visitors choose between an unlimited-time plan and a 30-minute plan that switches to free time afterwards, with separate weekday, weekend and child rates, and annual and six-month passes are also sold. Children under 4 are not admitted, younger children need a guardian, and groups of four or more must book ahead. Shoes are removed at the entrance. The cafe is closed on Thursdays, holds regular adoption events and also runs a cat hotel.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Hachioji, Tokyo · 5.3 mi / 8.6 km

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁠Cafe Cokkun no Bessou Hachioji OPA is a cat cafe on the fifth floor of the Hachioji OPA shopping building, directly connected to the south deck of JR Hachioji Station. Run by MOFF, the company behind the Cat Café MOFF chain, it keeps around 17 pedigree cats, including Norwegian Forest Cats, Ragdolls, American Shorthairs, Bengals, Somalis, Scottish Folds, American Curls, Exotic and British Shorthairs, Singapuras and Maine Coons. Entry is charged by time, with a first 30-minute block followed by shorter extensions, and one drink order is required; weekday and weekend rates differ and there is a daily maximum. Children under 3 enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must come with a paying adult aged 18 or over. No reservation is needed. The cafe opens every day except the building's closing days.

• Walk-ins welcome

Tokorozawa, Saitama · 6.1 mi / 9.8 km

Inuneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌⁠Biyori is a volunteer-run rescue cat cafe in Kume, Tokorozawa, about 17 minutes on foot from Nishi-Tokorozawa Station and a little over 20 minutes from Tokorozawa Station. Formerly known as Neko Biyori, it began as an appointment-only adoption space and now welcomes anyone who wants to spend time with the cats, whether or not they plan to adopt. The cats are rescues looking for new homes, and the cafe has occasionally had small rescue dogs as well. A visit is charged per hour and includes a drink. The cafe also runs a cat boarding service. It opens on Fridays, weekends and public holidays and is closed Monday to Thursday, though staffing depends on volunteers. There are four parking spaces next to the building, with overflow parking arranged by staff.

• Adoptable cats